Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 75 - So Terrifying_1
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: So Terrifying!_1
Chapter 75: Chapter 75: So Terrifying!_1
After the battle ended, everyone heaved a long sigh of relief.
The Mutated Spider they had just faced was truly terrifying.
Among all the Mutated Beings they had encountered before, they had never seen one with such a fast reaction time and moving speed.
In the midst of its rapid and irregular movements, even these retired soldiers found it difficult to aim and hit their target.
Luckily, they had snipers in their team and, in the end, they still won.
And, very fortunately, no one was injured. Even those two who were stuck to the trees by spider silk were just immobilized.
As everyone relaxed and began to survey the battlefield, their feelings gradually turned to excitement.
There was no helping it; their haul this time was incredibly rich.
“This Mutated Spider actually captured so many preys. I just counted, and there are at least 23 Mutated Bird Species here, not to mention the Mutated Insects, which number at least 100.” Red Hair couldn’t help but remark.
“Heh, if we encounter more of these hunting kind of Mutated Beings afterward, it would be easy. We can just charge straight in and reap so many spoils.” Little Knife immediately chimed in.
“If you don’t know what to say, then don’t say anything. Didn’t you see how dangerous it was just now? That Mutated Spider was just four or five meters from breaking into the crowd.”
“It’s only because that thing has a bit less defensive power. If it was one of those Mutated Wild Boars with thick skin and flesh, we might have ended up with dead people by now,” Red Hair said irritably.
The two of them talked as they made their way through the spider webs, collecting the spoils of war.
But to their surprise, collecting the spoils turned out to be harder than dealing with the Mutated Spider.
The spider silk had stuck the preys so firmly that it usually took three adults teaming up to barely tear one prey off the web.
And not only was the spider web extremely sticky, but it was also very elastic. When you tore the prey off, the silk would rebound left and right due to the pulling force.
If one was not quick enough to dodge, they could get the prey down but end up stuck themselves.
In the end, it was Chen Dalong who couldn’t stand to watch anymore, or perhaps he was just impatient, and he personally started tearing the prey from the spider webs.
At this moment, everyone truly witnessed just how strong Chen Dalong was.
What they needed three people to barely accomplish, Chen Dalong could easily do with one hand.
And given his various performances, anyone who wasn’t foolish had a vague guess in their minds.
Ten minutes later, Chen Dalong led the people out of the forest and back to Yunyang Highway.
At this time, every person in the team was either carrying a Mutated Animal on their shoulder or hauling Mutated Insects in cloth bags. No one was idle.
Especially Chen Dalong, who was walking at the front of the team, holding a Mutated Spider in one hand and dragging the largest Mutated Gray Goose with the other, creating an impactful visual.
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Meanwhile, inside the command vehicle, Zhang Ji rubbed his forehead with a headache as he looked at the report in front of him.
The dangers in the Donglin Mountain Range were clearly much higher than what the staff department had analyzed.
In just over half an hour, those security companies had started to complain bitterly.
Star Shield, Cheetah Security Company, Yan Huang, and Heiyao had all returned beaten and disheveled.
All four of these security companies now had at least ten members with severe injuries.
Yes, severe injuries. Those who were carried back, no longer able to take part in the upcoming fights.
Even two security companies had casualties, with fatalities.
One person died in Cheetah Security Company, and Heiyao Security Company, being less capable, suffered three deaths.
As for minor injuries, those were even more numerous, with at least half of the staff in every security company falling into that category.
It can be said that in just over half an hour, the competitive spirit these security companies once had was thoroughly crushed.
And it wasn’t just the security companies that were having a hard time, even the military forces sent out for cleanup operations were struggling significantly.
Due to drones being shot down, the difficulty of searching for Mutated Beings increased two or threefold.
During the search, they were constantly under attack from Mutated insects.
After undergoing mutations, these insects became highly aggressive and showed no fear of humans.
You might casually walk past a bush, and a Mutated Praying Mantis might leap out; if you didn’t react in time, it could slash open a long wound on your leg with one swipe.
Now, just over half an hour into the operation, all four hundred-person squads had already experienced serious injuries.
Zhang Ji took a deep breath, suppressing various irritable thoughts in his mind, and said to Adjutant Zhao Zhong beside him, “Go and talk some sense into those security company bosses again.”
“Tell them to change their combat style and to follow behind our troops later on. As for their desire for military honors, that’s negotiable. We can increase the military accolades for killing Mutated insects. In any case, we won’t let their efforts be in vain.”
Zhao Zhong looked somewhat troubled, but still nodded, “Okay, I understand.”
As he watched the man leave, Zhang Ji sighed again.
He knew that such arrangements could only stabilize the situation temporarily, and gathering manpower meant the pace of the cleanup would slow down. It seemed unlikely that they would be able to complete the mission today unless they called for reinforcements now.
But his Sixth Corps had already been assembled after much negotiation yesterday, barely scraping together the necessary operatives.
After a brief silence, Zhang Ji approached the telephone at the side. He was already prepared for a scolding.
Just as he picked up the handset and was about to dial, a messenger rushed in, flustered.
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“Report! Mad Dragon Security Company has returned, and they… they’ve had a rich haul,” the messenger said excitedly.
Zhang Ji’s hand, poised to dial, stalled, and he turned around in surprise.
His staff would contact each team every ten minutes to inquire about their status. Mad Dragon Security Company was one he paid special attention to, and he was familiar with their reports.
Although they had been repeatedly assuring that everything was going smoothly, the definition of smooth is broad, so he had stopped paying much attention to it afterward.
But now, seeing the messenger’s excited expression, a wave of anticipation stirred in his heart.
“Let’s go! Let’s have a look,” he said, putting down the handset and stepping out of the command vehicle.
When he looked in the direction pointed out by the messenger, even though he was mentally prepared, he was momentarily stunned.
It couldn’t be helped, the sight of Chen Dalong’s “diminutive” figure, carrying a 3-meter-long Mutated Spider in one hand and dragging a 5-meter-long Mutated Bird in the other, was somewhat shocking.
At that moment, four words involuntarily surfaced in his mind: Terrifying indeed!
While thinking this, he quickly walked towards the scene.
But a group of individuals were faster and more excited than him.
With just a glance, he knew; they were the research personnel sent by the Yangcheng Research Institute.
